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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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